Most recent tracking poll has Obama up in TX by 3.5%

[RiverStone]

Dang --- this thing is too close to be overly confident. But I remain hopeful....

AUSTIN — Battleground Texas in the Democratic presidential primary is firming up, with Hillary Rodham Clinton in control of South Texas and Barack Obama apparently owning Houston and Dallas, a new tracking poll shows.

And in the one-time bastion of the Texas Democratic Party — East Texas — the race is swinging back and forth.

Statewide, Obama holds a lead, but pollster John Zogby said the race is too close to call, especially with heavy turnout in early voting. Zogby said Obama is leading Clinton among young voters, men, blacks and holds almost 60 percent support in Houston and Dallas.

Primary election day is Tuesday, and Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson said he expects a record turnout.

Democratic demographer Leland Beatty of Austin said 65 percent of the early voting turnout in Houston through Thursday included people who had not cast a ballot in the past three Democratic primaries. At least a quarter of the turnout is black, he said.

And 11,213 — 8.2 percent — were people who previously had voted in the Republican primary, he said.

The new voters would seem to favor Obama, Beatty said, but 69 percent of the early vote was cast by people older age 40 and 41 percent of the votes were from older women. Obama's appeal has been strongest with people younger than 40.

more:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5585063.html

[adoraz]

1. yeah this is the Zogby poll from this morning I think

good news for Obama

[Scurrilous]

2. Great news!

:thumbsup:

[BeatleBoot]

3. This is in line with CNN who has Obama up by 2%

47:45:8

O:C:Undecideds

[NJSecularist]

4. Looks about right to me.

Obama's lead in Texas is within the margin of error and Hillary's lead in Ohio is within the margin of error. Both Ohio and Texas could go either way.

[loveangelc]

5. is this a new cnn poll?

[BeatleBoot]

9. Came out this evening.

On tv.

[Cha]

6. New kid on the block's

not doin' too badly. :bounce:

[ScottS]

7. interesting

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

10. Anything else?

[Colobo]

8. Gobama!